After Hours Care
Emergency Contact:
Tanzilli Orthodontics
Phone: (610) 431-7350
What to Do in Case of Emergency
Call our office if you break or loosen any of your appliances. If you have an emergency that cannot wait until the office reopens, you can always reach Dr. Tanzilli via our paging system. Just call the office phone number and follow the directions for paging the doctor.
Call our office immediately for advice if a bracket or wire is loosened. The bracket may need to be re-fitted as soon as possible. You may have a situation that requires cutting a wire or sliding a bracket off a wire at night or over the weekend. If you need to cut a wire in case of emergency, you may use fingernail clippers that have been washed and sterilized in alcohol. Please call our office the next business day, so that we may schedule an appointment for you.
Loose Brackets or Bands
Sometimes discomfort caused by a wire on your braces can be resolved by moving the wire away from the irritated area with a cotton swab or eraser. If the wire will not move, try covering the end of it with a small piece of cotton or a small amount of wax. If the wire is painful, you can cut it with nail clippers or scissors that have been washed and sterilized in alcohol. If you cannot resolve the wire irritation, call our office for an appointment.
Wire Irritations
Most patients lose a separator during their treatment. Do not worry about losing a separator, but call our office to see if it needs to be replaced.
Lost Separators
When you get your braces on, you may feel general soreness in your mouth and teeth may be tender to biting pressures for three to five days. This can be relieved by rinsing your mouth with a warm salt water rinse. Dissolve one teaspoonful of salt in 8 ounces of warm water, and rinse your mouth vigorously. Placing Orabase on the affected area may also help; this can be found in a pharmacy. If the tenderness is severe, take aspirin or whatever you normally take for headache or similar pain. Lips, cheeks and tongue may also become irritated until they toughen and become accustomed to the surface of the braces. We will be happy to show you how to apply wax to braces to lessen any discomfort.
General Soreness
